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What you see when you look!
Dec 11, 2007 | 5:51 AM PST
Tawny is definitely the secondary colour after white. Gravel, grasses and then grey bark. When I saw how many greens there are it was revolutionary but now I see the browns. Heck, probably applys to any colour! The local garden magazine has an article on hardy shrubs. We just planted a hawthorn by the entrance and I went for a medium tree with a nice shape and the magazine says it has quite red fruit. I have started and didn't even know it! Now I'd tried twice with a very hardy mountain ashe along the bush and they died so it must be pretty wet over there as one nursery man said he didn't know you could kill a mountain ash. Sheesh, just my luck to have that claim to fame. But nannyberies and cranberry are in the bush along with dogwood so I shall go with what is working, just up the options a bit. I'll need to do some more cleaning up in the spring while I can see the uglies that need to go. I also see lots of poorly shaped trees on my travels. Those gov't workers who hack trees under power lines etc. should all be sent to 'tree' school or something. It really is amazing what you see when you look!
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Dec 11, 2007 | 5:51 AM PST
Tawny is definitely the secondary colour after white. Gravel, grasses and then grey bark. When I saw how many greens there are it was revolutionary but now I see the browns. Heck, probably applys to any colour! The local garden magazine has an article on hardy shrubs. We just planted a hawthorn by the entrance and I went for a medium tree with a nice shape and the magazine says it has quite red fruit. I have started and didn't even know it! Now I'd tried twice with a very hardy mountain ashe along the bush and they died so it must be pretty wet over there as one nursery man said he didn't know you could kill a mountain ash. Sheesh, just my luck to have that claim to fame. But nannyberies and cranberry are in the bush along with dogwood so I shall go with what is working, just up the options a bit. I'll need to do some more cleaning up in the spring while I can see the uglies that need to go. I also see lots of poorly shaped trees on my travels. Those gov't workers who hack trees under power lines etc. should all be sent to 'tree' school or something. It really is amazing what you see when you look!
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Dec 11, 2007 | 6:39 AM PST
I currently see only white frozen brown plants in my actual garden ... but I find it just as lovely,,, and do not worry about the claim to fame . everyone needs their 15 minnutes ... : ) Keep on gardening and keep on bloggin I will be readin .. Peace and love from kansas City Missouri ... MJ from KC |
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Dec 12, 2007 | 9:18 AM PST
There is one tree trimming job near us where the two tall trees are shaped like a giant donut! Ponder the directions the house owners give their friends lol! |
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Dec 12, 2007 | 1:00 PM PST
I know what you mean by the powerline trimmers. They only get paid to trim the trees not beautify them unfortuneately. The way mine were cut by them caused many dead branches killing one tree and mutilating another. On another note, the stark contrasts of lights and darks can be really pretty. Almost like 100 year old photos. |
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